MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Several people have been shot while celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a Miami park on Monday.
The shooting happened at around 4 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park located at 6000 NW 32nd Court.
Miami-Dade police said eight people were shot. Two of the eight were grazed and are already back with family on the scene.
The victims are between the ages of 14 and 30.
One food truck vendor said, “I saw a lot of people running. I think like five people got hit, probably all teenagers, three girls and two male.”
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they transported three people suffering from gunshot wounds to the hospital.
Some of the people injured in the shooting fled the scene and took themselves to the hospital.
The law enforcement source said at least two people are in critical condition.
Miami-Dade police have detained two people and have recovered two weapons.
Two individuals have been detained, two weapons have been recovered. pic.twitter.com/HYzA2hBSSD
— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) January 16, 2017
Authorities do not have a motive at this time.
“I don’t know what happened. Just a lot of shooting and we had to pack up and go,” said one man.
Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez responded to news of the shooting on social media.
shameful closing to the MLK Parade. Certainly not what the followers of Dr. King Jr. want out of our community.
— Juan Perez (@JPerezMDPD) January 16, 2017
If you have any information that can help police, please contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/01/16/several-people-shot-during-mlk-day-celebration/
Irony is the correct word here. Irony.
I never thought that people would kill each other over milk.
All MLK represents now is day off.
I am so tired of people telling me how to think.
What to do.
I am a freeman.
If you infringe on my rights to be free.
I will kill you.
May God have mercy upon your soul
Because. … I won’t.
Of course incidents like this demonstrate once again the terrible consequences of widespread gun ownership among suburban and rural white people. (/sarcasm)
Aren’t they just reenacting a historical event?
“Let’s celebrate the shooting of MLK by shooting each other”
“Isn’t that how we celebrate Rap concerts and basketball games?”
“I though it was how we fought over urban “turf” that someone else owns”
“No, we shoot each other because we’re not privileged, like the white racists”
“”Okay. Now I understand. We shoot each other for any or no reason because our great grandparents were slaves….I think it would have been easier to pick cotton and be whipped”.
Funny how many of these gun incidents are always happening in Florida these days.